About Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation
The Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation makes a small number of very large institutional grants, with a clear tilt toward Baptist and Protestant theological education and denominational support, while also funding civic-legal advocacy and emergency international relief. Most funding goes to a handful of organizations and one large, unspecified multi-recipient disbursement, indicating trust-based, high-dollar commitments to institutions rather than many small community grants.
Focus Areas
Baptist theological education and denominational institutions (Perkins School of Theology; Baptist House of Studies)Cooperative Baptist Fellowship — denominational operating support and humanitarian relief (including Ukraine relief)Civic and democracy-focused legal advocacy (Democracy Forward Foundation)Large multi-recipient or pass-through institutional disbursements (the substantial 'See Attached Schedule' award)
Who They Fund
seminary students and theological scholarspastors / pastoral residents / clergyUkrainian relief beneficiaries (refugees/affected communities)
About Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation
A single $11.7 million disbursement to a San Antonio schedule of multiple recipients stands out in the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation’s recent records, underscoring a style of large, trust-based institutional giving. The foundation also made $3.65 million to Democracy Forward Foundation for general support in 2025, showing that its work reaches beyond church institutions into civic-legal advocacy. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs Baptist and Protestant theological education, denominational organizations, and related training programs, alongside selected humanitarian and public-interest efforts. Southern Methodist University received $1 million in 2023 for Perkins School of Theology and the Baptist House of Studies, while the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship received $1.258 million that same year for operating support and Ukraine relief. Other major grants support faith-based media, clergy formation, and scholarship programs at universities and seminaries. The pattern is not a scatter of small awards; it is concentrated funding for organizations with established institutional roles, often through general support, operating support, or project-specific awards tied to education, ministry, and advocacy.
What Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation Funds
Theological education is a central theme. Southern Methodist University received $1 million in 2023 for Perkins School of Theology and the Baptist House of Studies, and Duke University received $240,000 in 2023 for Baptist House scholarships. The foundation also supported clergy formation and ministry infrastructure: Wilshire Baptist Church received $362,500 in 2023 for Wilshire residency and operating support, and Passport Inc received $350,000 in 2025 for general support. Denominational and networked Baptist work appears throughout the recent grants list. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship received $1.258 million in 2023 for operating support and Ukraine relief, plus another $665,000 in 2025 with fiscal sponsorship for the International Baptist Theological Study Centre, Amsterdam project. Baptists Today dba Good Faith Media received $975,000 in 2023 for operating support, and Good Faith Media received $900,000 in 2025 for general support. The foundation also funds public-interest and faith-based advocacy. Democracy Forward Foundation received $3.65 million in 2025 for general support, and Interfaith Alliance received $1 million in 2025 for general support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.9M
Total Assets
$259.2M
Total Revenue
$10.2M
Total Expenses
$16.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $131K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$131K
Geographic Reach
National23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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